MELANGES DE COPOLYMERES A BASE DE SILOXANE, UTILES COMME AGENTS STABILISATEURS DE MOUSSE DANS DES MOUSSES DE POLYURETHANE A RESILIENCE ELEVEE

SILOXANE COPOLYMER MIXTURES USEFUL AS FOAM STABILIZERS IN HIGH RESILIENCE POLYURETHANE FOAM

Abrégé anglais

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Siloxane copolymer mixtures comprising a minor
amount of certain high molecular weight (e.g., 4000 to
30,000) siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymers and a major amount
of certain low molecular weight (e.g., 300 to 1100) silox-
ane-oxyalkylele copolymers or cyanoalkylsiloxanes in
specifically defined mixture ratios; a process for producing
high resilience polyurethane foam utilizing as a foam
stabilizer said siloxane copolymer mixtures; and the foams
derived therefrom.

Revendications

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS
1. A siloxane copolymer mixture comprising:
(l) from about 1 to about 35 weight percent of a high
molecular weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer selected
from the group consisting of: (a) a siloxane-oxyalkylene
copolymer having the average formula:
<IMG>
where Me is methyl, R is an alkylene containing 2 to 4
carbon atoms, x has an average value from about 50 to
about 70, y has an average value from about 4 to about 15,
m has an average value from about 15 to about 25, and n
has an average value from about 15 to about 25; and (b)
a siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer having the average formula:
Bu(OC2H4)d(OC3H6)cO0.5[(Me2Sio)b(MeSio1.5)a][0.5O(C3H6O)c(C2H4O)dBula+1
where Me is methyl, Bu is butyl, a has an average value
from 1 to 2, b has an average value from about 12 to about
24, c has an average value from about 10 to about 30, and
d has an average value from about 10 to about 40; and (2)
from about 65 to about 99 weight percent of a low mole-
cular weight siloxane selected from the group consisting
of: (c) a siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer having the
average formula:
<IMG>
where Me is methyl, R is an alkylene containing 2 to 4
carbon atoms, o has an average value from about 1 to about
4, p has an average value from about 0.5 to about 3, and
e has an average value from about 1 to about 5; and (d)
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a cyanoalkylsiloxane having the average formula:
<IMG>
where Me is methyl, R' is an alkylene containing 3 to 6
carbon atoms, q has an average value from about 1 to about
4, and p has an average value from about 0.5 to about 4,
said weight percents being based on the weights of (1)
and (2).
2. A siloxane copolymer mixture
comprising: (1) from about 5 to about 20 weight percent
of a high molecular weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer
having the average composition,
<IMG>
wherein Me is methyl, R is an alkylene containing from 2
to 4 carbon atoms, x has an average value from about 50
to about 70, y has an average value from about 4 to about
15, m has an average value from about 15 to about 25, and
n has an average value from about 15 to about 25; and
(2) from about 80 to about 95 weight percent of a low
molecular weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer having the
average composition,
<IMG>
where Me is methyl, R is an alkylene containing from 2 to
4 carbon atoms, o has an average value from about 1 to
about 4, p has an average value from about 0.5 to about 3,
and e has an average value from about 1 to about 5, said
weight percents being based on the weights of (1) and (2).
3. A siloxane copolymer mixture comprising:
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(1) from about 20 to about 30 weight percent of a high
molecular weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer having
the average composition,
<IMG>
where Me is methyl, R is an alkylene containing from 2 to
4 carbon atoms, x has an average value from about 50 to
about 70, y has an average value from about 4 to about
15, m has an average value from about 15 to about 25, and
n has an average value from about 15 to about 25; and (2)
from about 70 to about 80 weight percent of a low molecular
weight cyanoalkylsiloxane having the average composition,
<IMG>
where Me is methyl, R' is an alkylene containing from 3
to 6 carbon atoms, q has an average value from about 1 to
about 4, and r has an average value from about 0.5 to about
4, said weight percents being based on the weights of (1)
and (2).
4 A siloxane copolymer mixture
comprising: (1) from about 25 to about 35 weight percent
of a high molecular weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer
having the average composition,
BU(OC2H4)d(OC3H6)cO0.5(Me2SiO)b(MeSiO1.5)a][0.5O(C3H6O)c(C2H4O)dBU]a+1
where Me is methyl, Bu is butyl, a has an average value
from 1 to 2, b has an average value from about 12 to about
24, c has an average value from about 10 to about 30, and
d has an average value from about 10 to about 40; and (2)
from about 65 to about 75 weight percent of a low molecular
weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer having the average
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composition,
<IMG>
where Me is methyl, R is an alkylene containing 2 to 4
carbon atoms, o has an average value from about 1 to
about 4, p has an average value from about 0.5 to about 3,
and e has an average value from about 1 to about 5, said
weight percents being based on the weights of (1) and (2).
5. A siloxane copolymer mixture comprising:
(1) from about 1 to about 25 weight percent of a high
molecular weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer having the
average composition,
Bu(OC2H4)d(OC3H6)cO0.5[(Me2Sio1.5)a][0.5O(C3H6O)cC2H4O)dBu]a+l
where Me is methyl, Bu is butyl, a has an average value
from 1 to 2, b has an average value from about 12 to about
24, c has an average value from about 10 to about 30, and
d has an average value from about 10 to about 40; and (2)
from about 75 to about 99 weight percent of a low molecular
weight cyanoalkylsiloxane having the average composition,
<IMG>
where Me is methyl, R' is an alkylene containing 3 to 6
carbon atoms, q has an average value from about 1 to about
4, and r has an average value from about 0.5 to about 4,
said weight percents being based on the weights of (1)
and (2).
6. A siloxane copolymer mixture as claimed in
claim wherein the high molecular weight siloxane-oxyal-
kylene copolymers have a molecular weight of from 4,000 to
30,000 and the low molecular weight siloxane-oxyalkylene
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copolymer and cyanoalkylsiloxane have a molecular weight
of from 300 to 1100.
7. A composition consisting essentially of a
minor amount of a siloxane copolymer mixture as claimed in
claim 1 and a major amount of a solvent therefor.
8. A composition as claimed in claim 7 wherein
the solvent is selected from the group consisting of poly-
ether triols, polyether diols and polyether mono-ols,
preferably the adducts of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide
or butylene oxide with glycerol, water, trimethylolpropane,
1,2,6-hexanetriol, ethylene glycol, butanol, or nonylphenol
starters.
9. A composition as claimed in claim 7 wherein
the siloxane copolymer mixture is present in the amount of
from one to 20 weight percent and the solvent is present
in the amount of from 80 to 99 weight percent.
10. A process for producing high resilience poly-
urethane foam having a density of no greater than 2.0 pounds
per cubic foot, said process comprising foaming and reac-
ting a reaction mixture comprising: (a) an organic polyol
selected from the group consisting of (i) a polyether triol
containing at least 40 mole percent primary hydroxyl groups
and having a molecular weight from about 2000 to about 8000
and (ii) a mixture of said polyether triol and other poly-
ethers having an average of at least two hydroxyl groups,
said polyether triol of said mixture amounting to at least
40 weight percent of the total polyol content; (b) a poly-
isocyanate, said organic polyol and said polyisocyanate
being present in the mixture in a major amount and in the
relative amount required to produce the polyurethane foam;
(c) a blowing agent in a minor amount sufficient to foam
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the reaction mixture; (d) a catalytic amount of catalysts
for the production of polyurethane foam; (e) a minor
amount of the siloxane copolymer mixture as defined
claim l; and, optionally, (f) a flame retardant in a
minor amount sufficient to retard the flammability of
the polyurethane foam.
11. A process as defined in claim 10 in which
the high resilience polyurethane foam has a density of no
greater than 1.75 pounds per cubic foot.
12. A process as defined in claim 10 in which
the high resilience polyurethane foam has a density of no
greater than 1.05 pounds per cubic foot.
13. The high resilience polyurethane foam pro-
duced by the process as defined in claim 10.
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Description

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to novel siloxane
copolymer mixtures having bene~icial utility as foam
stabilizers in ~he manufacture of high resilience poly-
urethane foam.
BACKGRQUND OF THE INVENTION
Basically high resilience polyurethane foams
are produced by the reaction o~ highly primary hydroxyl-
capped, high molecular weight polyols with organic iso-
cyanates and water. High resilience polyurethane foams
are distinguishable, in part, from conventional hot cure
polyurethane foams by the use of such polyols and the fact
that high resilience polyurethane foams require little or
no oven curing and thus are often referred to as cold cure
foams. Such foams are extremely desixable for cushioning
applications because of their exceIlent physical properties,
e.g.,very high foam resillence, low flammability, open-
celled structure, low flex fatigue (long life) and high
SAC factors (load bearing properties).
Because of the hlgh reactivity of high resilience
foam ingredients and their rapid buildup of gel strength,
sometimes the foam can be obtained without a cell stabi-
lizer. However, such foams typically have very irregular
cell structure as particularly evidenced by surface voids
and the lack o~ discovery o~ a proper agent to help control
c811 struc~ture has been a major problem in the art.
Attempts to solve this problem with surfactants
generally employed in the stabilization of hot cure poly-
urethane foam have not proven satisfactory because such
surfactants tend~to overstabilize, causing extremely
tight, shrinking forms. Nor is the problem correc~ed by
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reducing the concentra~lolns of ~uch surfactan~ ince
at concentrations required to eliminate shrinkage, the
cells are no longer stabilized satisfactorily and the
foam struc~ure becomes irregular, coarse and contains
surface voids.
U.S. Patent 4,119,582 discloses a process for
manufacturing high resilience flexible polyurethane foam
using as a foam stabilizer a mixture of a "high" molecular
weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer with a "low" molecu-
lar weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer. The ~'high"
molecular weigh~ siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer contains
at least five oxyalkylene units in each oxyalkylene block
and is present in the mixture in an amount of from 84.0
to 99.8 weight percent and the "low" molecular weight
siloxane-oxyaLkylene copolymer contains up to four oxy-
alkylene units in each oxyalkylene block and is present in
the mixture in an amount of from 0.2 to 16.0 weight percent.
The "high" molecular weight siLoxane-oxyalkylene copolymer
has a molecular w~ight range of from 1,000 to 16,000 and
the "low" molecular weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer
has a molecular weighe range of from 500 to 10,000. Hence,
the two classes of copolymers are not necessarily distin-
guished by their molecular weights but rather by the
number of oxyalkylene units in the oxyalkylene blocks.
This patent discloses that humidity resistance is the
principal foam property improved by the use of the copo~y-
mer mixtures. The only foams exem~lified are apparently
of moderate density (i.e., they are apparently produced
from reac~ion mixtures containing 2.7 parts by weight
30 water per 100 part~ by weight of oolyol). The only
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exemplified copolymer mixture whose specific composition
is given comprises "Surfactant A" whose cal~ulated molecu-
lar weight is 5946 and "Surfactant B" whose calculated
molecular weight is 1716.
SPveral other patents disclose organosiloxane
copolymers and their use as foam stabilizers in high resil-
ience foam formulations. U.S. Patent 4,042,540 discloses
that a variety of low viscosity siloxanes (e.g., low vis-
cosity alkoxy-modified siloxanes and low viscosity dimethyl-
silicone oils) are better stabilizers for high resilience
polyurethane foams than higher viscosity dimethylsilicone
oils. U.S. Ratent 3,905,924 relates to the use of cyano-
alkylsiloxanes and mixtures of such siloxanes as stabilizers
for high resilience polyure~hane foam while U.SO Patent
3,839,384 discloses that use for aralkylsiloxEne~. U.S.
Patent 3,741,917 describes siloxanè-oxyalkyle~e copolymers
and mixtures thereof with each other or with dimethylsili-
cone oils (only the copolymer-oil mixtures are exempli-
fied). The latter patent also discloses the use of said
copolymers and mixtures in the formulation o high
resilience polyurethane foam. U.S. Pat nt 3,935,133
teaches the use of high molecular weight silicate esters
of polyether alcohols to stabilize high resilience poly-
urethane foam. U.S. Patent 4,210,726 discloses a proces~
for producing high resilience polyurethane foam utilLzing
as a foam stabilizer a combination of an organosiloxane
Sopolymer and a ~ydrocarbo~ oil. U.S. Patent [i~umber 4,2~9,~23
issued on l~over,lber 1~, lg~l], describes organosiloxane
copolymers containing alkyl groups
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having from 5 to 20 carbon a~oms ~hat have beneficial
utility as foam stabilizers in the manufacture of low
density high resilience polyurethane foam. U.S. Patent
[~ul~ber 4~3~6,035 issue~ on December 15, 1981], describes
a process for manufacturing low density high resilience
polyure~hane foams utilizing as a foam stabilizer selected
low molecular weight alkoxysilicone compositions containing
from one to 18 ilicon atoms in w~ich the alkoxy modifying
group contains from 5 to 18 carbon atoms. However, none
of the above mentioned patents or applications disclose
the novel siloxane copolymer mixtures of this in~ention
or their unexpectedly beneficial utility as foam stabi-
lizers in the manufac~ure of l~w density high resilience
polyurethane foam.
Within the past few years, cushione fabricated
from high resilience polyurethane foam have gained in-
creasingly wide acceptance in automotive seatings. Auto-
motive industry requirements decreased the foam density
needed ~or seat cushions, thus increasing the dif~iculty
of stabilization of high resilience polyurethane foam.
Recently new polymer/polyol systems with high water levels
have been proposed which can produce foam cushions with
densities of 1.50 to 1.75 lbs.icubic foot and acceptable
physical properties in comparison to the commercial foam-
ing systems. However, without any foam stabilizing sur-
factant, the new polymerlpolyol-high water systems pro-
duced foams with large and irregular cells or caused
col~apse of the foam. The addition of commercial high
resilience polyurethane foam surf~ctants (including the
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and siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymers disclosed in the
above-mentioned patents) to this new polymer/polyol-high
water system did not correct these prohlems. The commer-
cial high resilience polyurethane foam surfactants caused
collapse of the foams, and commercial flexi~le "hot-cure"
polyurethane surfactants caused severe shrinkage and
pneumatic foams. Thus, it is a problem in low density
high resilience polyurethane foam formulations to obtain
a surfactant which has a proper degree of cell stabilizing
ability. This problem is solved by the present invention
and also by U.S. Patent Number 4,299,923 issued on
November 10, 1981, and U.S. Patent Number 4,306,035
issued December 15, 1981, described hereinabove.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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This invention is based, in part, on the discov-
ery that certain siloxane copolymer mixtures can be used
to control the cell uniformity of low density high resil-
ience polyurethane foam with little, if any, foam
shrinkage. Moreover, voids in the foam are eliminated
(or at least greatly reduced) by the instant invention
and the cell structure of the low density high resilience
polyurethane foam is also much more uniform and finer than
where no surfactant agent is used. The present invention
provides novel siloxane copolymer mixtures comprising a
minor amount of certain high molecular weight (e.g., 4000
to 30,000) hydrolyzable or non-hydrolyzable siloxane-
oxyalkylene copolymers and a major amount of certain low
molecular weight (e.g., 300 to 1100) non-hydrolyxable sil-
oxane-oxyalkylene copolymers or cyanoalkylsiloxanes in
specifically defined mixture ratios, which unexpectedly
produce low density high resilience polyurethane foams
with excellent cell structure in comparison to commercial
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high resilience polyurethane foam surfactants.
More specifically the present invention discloses
siloxane copolymer mixtures comprising: (1) from abbut 1 to
about 35 weight percent of a high molecular weight siloxane-
oxyalkylene copolymer selected from the group consisting o:
(a) a siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer having the average
ormula:
Me3SiO(Me2SiO)x(MeSiO)ySiMe3 (I)
R(OC3H6)m(0C2H4)nOMe
where Me is methyl, R is an alkylene containing 2 to 4
carbon atoms, x has an average value from about 50 to about
70, ~ has an average value from about 4 to about 15, m
has an average value from about 15 to about 25, and n has
an average value from about 15 to about 25; and (b) a sil-
oxane-oxyalkylene copolymer having ~he average formula:
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sU(oc2H4)d(oc3H6)coo 5[(Me2si)b(Mesil.s)a][o.s(C3H6)c(c2~l4)d~u]a~l (Il)
.
where Me is methyl, Bu is butyl, a has an average value from
1 to 2, _ has an average value from about 12 to about 24,
c has an average value from about 10 to about 30, and d
has an average value ~rom about 10 to about 40; and (2)
from about 65 to about 99 weight percent of a low molecular
weight siloxane selected from the group consisting o:
(c) a siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer having the average
formula:
Me3SiO(Me2SiO)O(MeSiO)pSiMe3 (III)
R(oc2H4) eMe .,:
where Me is methyl, R is an alkylene containing 2 to 4
carbon atoms, o has an average value from about 1 to about
4, ~ has an average val~e from about 0.5 to about 3, and e
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has an average value from about 1 to about 5; and (d) a
cyanoalkylsiloxane having the average formula:
Me3SiO(Me2SiO)q(MeSiO)rSiMe3 (IV)
R'CN
where Me is methyl, R' is an alkylene containing 3 to 6
carbon atoms, ~ has an average value from about 1 to about
4, and ~ has an average value from about 0.5 to about 4,
said weight percents being based on the weights of (1) and
(2). In the above formulae, R ~nd R' can be linear or
branched bivalent alkylene radicals. Illustrative of the
linear and branched bivalent alkylene radicals encompassed
by R are: ethylene; 1,3-propylene; 1,2-propylene; 1,4-
butylene; 1,2-butylene; and 2,3-butylene. Illustrative
of the linear and branched bivalent alkylene radicals
encompassed by R' are: l-propyIene; 1,3-propylene; 1,2-
propylene; l-butylene; 1,4-butylene; 1,2-butylene, 2,3-
butylene; 1,5-pentylene; 1,2-pentylene; and 1,6-hexylene.
The preferred siloxane copolymer mixtures contain from
5 to 30 weight percent of a high molecular weight siloxane
-oxyalkylene copolymer of Formula I or Formula II and from
70 to 95 weight percent of a low molecular weight siloxane
-oxyalkylene copolymer of Formula III or cy~noal~ylsiloxane
of Formula IV. The high molecular weight siloxane-
oxyalkylene copolymers of Formula I and Formula II have a
preferred molecular weight range from 4000 to 30,000 and
the low molecular weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer
of Formula III and cyanoalkylsiloxane of Formula IV have
a preferred molecular weight range rom 300 to 1100.
The present invention also relates to the use of
the siloxane copolymer:mixtures of the present invention as
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cel] stabilizers in the preparation of low density high
resilience polyurethane foam. More specifically the
instant invention is directed, in part, to a process for
preparing high resilience polyurethane foam having a density
of no greater than 2.0 pounds per cubic foot (preerably
no greater than 1.75 pounds per cubic foot), said procass
comprising foaming and reacting a reaction mixture com-
prising: (a) an organic polyol selected from the group
consisting of (i) a polyether triol containing at least
40 mole percent primary hydroxyl groups and hav~ing a molecu-
lar weight from about 2000 to about 8000 and (ii) a mix-
ture of said polyether triol and another polyether having
an average of at least two hydroxyl groups, said polyether
triol of said mixture amounting to at least 40 weight per-
cent of the total polyol content; (b) a polyisocyanate,
said organic polyol and said polyisocyanate being present
in the mixture in a major amount and in the relative amount
required to produce the polyurethane foam; (c) a blowing
agent in a minor amount sufficient to foam the reaction
mixture; (d) a catalytic amount of catalysts for the
production of polyurethane foam; (e) a minor amount of
the siloxane copolymer mixture of the present invention;
and, optionally, (f) a flame retardant in a minor amount
sufficient to retard the flammability of the polyurethane
foam. Low density high resilience polyurethane foams
obtained according to the process of this invention have
uniform cell structure and a smooth molding surface. In
addition, the siloxane copolymer mixtures according to the
invention are operable over a broad range (e.g. 0.02 to
5.0 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of the
polyether polyol) and can be used in solution and conse-
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DESCRIPTION OF T~ PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
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The novel siloxane copolymer mixtures of the
present invention can be prepared by several methods (e.g., by
by mixing certain surfactant solutions). The siloxane
copolymer components of the siloxane copolymer mixtures are
known materials made by known methods to form the surfact-
ant solutions employed in this invention. For example,
each siloxane copolymer is separately dissolved in a suit-
able organic solvent such as hydrocarbon, halohydrocarbons,
organic hydroxyl compounds, alkyl phthalates and the like.
Preferably the solvent selected should be one in which the
siloxane copolymer component is substantially soluble. For
example, it is preferred that at least ~ive parts by weight
of the siloxane copolymer component be soluble in 95 parts
by weight of solvent. More preferably the minimum per-
centage of siloxane copolymer component in the siloxane
copolymer-solvent solution should be in the range of at
least about ten to at least about 30 weight percent. Of
course it is understood that such solvents need not be
employed and that the maximum percentage of siloxane
copolymer component in said solvent solutions is not criti-
cal. Moreover, when employed such solvent solutions should
of course be correlated to the amounts of active siloxane
copolymer that may be employed per hundred parts by weight
of the organic polyol starting material as outlined below.
Preferably the solvent for the siloxane copolymer com-
ponent is an organic hydroxyl compound such as hydroxyl
terminated organic ether compounds. More preferably they
are polyether triols, diols, and mono-ols such as the
adducts of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide,
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with starters such as glycerol, water, ~rimethylolpropane,
1,2,6-hexanetriol, ethylene glycol, butanol, nonylphenol,
and the like. Of course the oxyalkylene units of such
adducts may be of different types, e.g. oxypropylene and
- oxyethylene groups, and may be randomly distributed or in
blocks. The most preferred solvents are the polyether
triols having all or predominantly oxypropylene units in
the oxyalkylene portion and having molecular weights in
the range from about 2,000 to 6,000 insasmuch as they may
be the same as or similar to the primary triols employed
as the organic polyol starting material of the foam formu-
lation. The siloxane copolymer components diluted in
suitable organic solvents form suractant solutions which
are mixed in specifically defined weight ratios to produce
the novel siloxane copolymer mixtures of this invention.
The relative amoun~ of siloxane copolymer mixture
(exclusive of solvents or other additives) usqd to make the
polyurethane foam can vary over wide ranges and are gener-
ally employed in amounts ranging from about 0.02 to about
5 parts by weight or greater per hundred parts by weight
of the organic polyol starting material. Generally thereis no commensurate advantage to using amounts of mixture
greater than about five parts by~weight, while the use of
amounts below 0.02 parts by weight can detract rom
stability against foam shrinkage. Preferably the siloxane
copolymer mixture is employed in amounts ranging from 0.2
to about 2.0 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight
o-the organic polyol starting material.
The polyhydroxyl reactants (organic polyols)
employed in this invention as the starting materials to
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prepare the polyurethane foams can be any polyether triol
containing at least 40 mole percent of primary hydroxyl
groups and having a molecular weight from about 2,000
to about 8,000. Conversely said polyether triols can
contain no more than 60 mole percent of secondary hydroxyl
groups. Preferably said polyether triols contain about 5S
to 90 mole percent of primary hydroxyl groups and have a
molecular weight from about 4,000 to about 7,000. The
preferred polyether triols used in this invention are
polyalkylenether triols obtained by the chemical addition
of alkylene oxides to trihydroxyl organic containing
materials, such as glycerol; 1,2,6-hexanetriol; l,l,l-
trimethylolethane; 1,1,l-trimethylolpropane; and the like,
as well as mixtures thereof. The alkylene oxides employed
in producing the preferred polyethers described above
normally have from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive while
propylene oxide and mixtures of propylene oxide and ethy-
lene oxide are especially preferred.
The organic polyol starting materials used in
this invention can be mixtures consisting essentially of
said above defined polyether triols and other polyether
polyols having an average of at least two hydroxyl groups,
said above defined polyether triols amounting to at least
40, preferably at least 50, weight percent of the total
polyol content of the mixtures. Illustrative of such
other polyethers are triols outside of the scope defined
above, diols, tetraols and polymer/polyols, and the like,
as well as mixtures thereof. Examples of such polyether
polyols that can be mixed with the above defined poly
ethe:r triols include those adducts of alkylene oæide to
such polyols as diethylene glycol; dipropylene glycol;
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pentae~ythritol; sorbitol; sucrose; lactose; alpha
methylglucoside; alpha-hydroxyalkyglucoside; novolac
resins; water; ethylenè glycol; propylene glycol; tri-
methylene glycol; 1,2-butylene glycol; 1,3-butanediol;
1,4-butanediol; 1,5 pentanediol; 1,2-hexane glycol;
l,10-decanediol; 1,2-cyclohexanediol; 2-butene-1,4-diol;
3-cyclohexane-1,1-dimethanol; 4-methyl-3-cyclohexene-
l,l-dime~hanol; 3-methylene-1,5-p~ntanediol; 4-(2-hydroxy-
ethoxy)-l-butanol; and the like; as well as mix~ures
thereof.
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Another type of polyether polyol that can be
mixed wi~h the above defined polyether tiols and used as
the starting materials in this invention are graft polymer
/polyether compositions obtained by polymerizing ethylenically
unsaturated monom~rs in a polyether as described in U.S.
~eissue Patents 28,715 and 29,118 and U.S. Patents 4,104,236
and 4,208,314. Suitable monomers for pro~ucing such compo-
sitions include, for example, acrylonitrile, vinyl chlor-
ide, styrene, butadiene, vinylidene chloride, and the like.
Suitable polymers for producing such compositions include,
for example, those polyethers hereinabove-described. These
g~aft copolymer/polyether compositions can contain from about
1 to about 70 weight percent, preferably about 5 to about 50
weight percent and most preferably about 10 to about 40
weight percent of the unsaturated monomer polymerized in
the polyether. Such ompositions are conveniently prepared
by polymerizing the monomers in the selected polyether
at a temperature of ~0 to 150C. in the presence of a
free radical polymerization catalyst, such as peroxides,
persulfates, percarbonates, perborate and azo compounds
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The resulting compositions may contain a small amount
o unreacted polyether, monomer and free polymer as well
as the graft polymer/polyether complex. Especially pre-
erred are the graft polymer/polyethers obtained from
mixtures of acrylonitrile and styrene and polyether triols.
The particular organic polyol or polyols
employed as the starting materials in this invent~on
mere.ly depend on the end use of the cold cure polyether
urethane foam. For instance, the employment of poly-
ether triols having at least 40 mole percent primaryhydroxyl groups and molecular weights from 2,000 to
8,000 preferably 4,000 to 7,000 generally have hydroxyl
numbers from 84 to 21, preferably 42 to 20 and give pri-
marily flexible polyether foams. The supplementary poly-
ethers which may have any proportion of primary to
secondary hydroxyl groups a~d which may be mixed with the
required polyether triols can be used to control the
degree of softness of the foam or vary the load bearing
properties of the foam. Such limits are not intended
to be restrictive, but are merely illustrative of the
large number of possible combinations o polyether triols
and oth~r polyethers that can be employed.
The hydroxyl number is deined as the number of
milligrams of potassium hydroxide required for the complete
neutralization of the hydrolysis product o the fully
acetylated derivative prepared ~rom one gram of polyol
or mixtures of polyols with or without other crosslinking
additives used in the invention. The hydroxyl number can
also be defined by the equation:
OH= 56.1MX lOOO_X f
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wherein OH is the hydroxyl number of the polyol, f is
its functionality and m.w. is its molecular weight.
A variety of organic isocyanates can be employed
in the foam formulations of this invention for reaction
with the organic polyol starting materials above des-
cribed to provide cold cure polyether urethane foams.
Preferred isocyanates are polyisocyanates and polyiso-
thiocyanates of the general formula:
Q(NCY)i
wherein Y is oxygen, i is an integer of two or more and
Q is an organic radical having the valence of i. For
instance, Q can be a substituted or unsubstituted hydro-
carbon radical, such as alkylene and arylene, having one
or more aryl-NCY bonds and/or one or more alkyl-~CY bonds.
Q can also include radicals such as--QZO-, where Q is an
alkylene or arylene group and Z is a divalent moiety such as
CO, SQ2 and the like. Examples of such compounds include
hexamethyl diisocyanate, 1,8-diisocyanato-p-methane,
xylylene diisocyanates, (OCNCH2CH2CH2OCH2)2O, l-methyl-2,4-
diisocyanatocyclohexane, phenylene diisocyanates, tolylene
diisocyanates, chlorophenylene diisocyanates, diphenyl-
methane-4,4'-diisocyanate, naphthtalene 1,5-diisocyanate,
triphenylmethane-4,4'-4"-triisocyanate, and isopropyl-
benzene-alpha-4-diisocyanate. Further included among the
isocyanates useful in this invention are dimers and trimers
of isocya~ates and diisocyanates a~d polymeric diisocyanates
such as those having the general formula:
Q(NCY~i and [Q(NCY)i]j
in which ~ and j are integers of two or more, and/or (as
additional components in the reaction mixtures) compounds
of the general formula:
L(NCO)
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in which i is one or more and I, is a monofunctional or
polyfunctional atom or radical. More specifically, the
polyisocyanate component employed in the polyurethane
foams of this invention also include the following specific
compounds as well as mixtures of two or more of them: 2~4-
tolylene diisocyanate, 2,6-tolyLene diisocyanate, crude
tolylene diisocyanate, bis(4-isocyanatophenyl)-methane,
polymethylene polyphenylisocyanates that are produced by
phosgenation of anilineformaldehyde condensation products,
2,4,6-toluenetriisocyanate, and many other organic poly-
isocyanates that are known in the art, such as those that
are disclosed in an article by Siefken, Ann., 565, 75 (1949).
In general, the aromatic polyisocyanates are preerred.
Particularly useful isocyanate components of
high resilience cold cure formulations within the scope
of this invention are combinations of isomeric tolylene
diisocyanates and polymeric isocyanates having units of
the formula
. - NC0
_ ~ C -
wherein R is hydrogen and/or lower alkyl and x has a value
of at least 2.1. Preferably the lower alkyl radical is
methyl and x has a value of rom 2.1 to about 3Ø
The amount of polyisocyanate employed will vary
slightly depending on the nature of the polyurethane being
prep æ ed. In general the polyisocyanates ar~ employed in
the foam formulations of this invention in amounts that
~30 provide from 80 to 150 percent, preferably from 90 to
110 percent of the stoichiometric amount of the isocyanato
groups required ~o react with all of khe hydroxyl groups of
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the organic polyol starting materials and wi~h any water
present as a blowing agen~. Most preferably, a slight
amount of isocyanato groups in excess to the stoichiometric
amount is employed.
The blowing agents which can be employed in the
process of this invention include water, liquefied gases
which have boiling points below 80F and above -60F, or
other inert gases such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, helium
and argon. Suitable liquefied gases include saturated
aliphatic fluorohydrocarbons which vaporize at or below
the temperature of the foaming mass. Such gases are at
least partially fluorinated and can also be otherwise .
halogenated. Fluorocarbon blowing agents suitable for
use in foaming the formulations o this invention include
trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, dichloro-
fluoromethane, l,l-chloro-l-fluoroethane, l-chloro-l,l-
difluoro, 2,2-dichloroethane~ and 1,1,1-~rifluoro-2-
chloro-2-fluoro-3j3-di~luoro-4,4,4-trifluorobutane. The
preferred blowing agent for the process of this invention
is trichlorofluoromethane. The amount of blowing agent
used will vary with density desired in the foamed product.
Usually from 2 to 20 parts by weight of the blowing agent
per 100 parts by weight of the organic polyol starting `
materials are preferred.
The catalysts employed in this invention to
produce polyurethanes include any of the amines or metal
catalysts used in producing conventional flexible and high
resillence polyurethane foam. Illustrative of such con-
ventional amine catalysts~are ~-methyl morpholine, N-ethyl
morpholine, hexadecyl~dimethyl~mine, triethylamine~
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,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,3-butanediamine, N,~l-dimethyl-
~ethanolamine, diethanolamine, 3-dimethylamino-N,N-dimethyl-
propionamide, bis(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-ether, N, N,N',N'-
tetramethyl ethylenediamine, 4,4'-methylene bis(2-chloro-
aniline), dimethyl benzylamine, N-coco morpholine, tri-
ethylene diamine, [1,4-dizabicyclo-(2,2,2)-octanel], the
formate salts of triethylene diamine, other salts of tri-
ethylene diamine and oxyalkylene adducts of primary and
secondary amino groups, and the like. Illustrative of
such conventional metal catalysts are the tin salts of
various carboxylic acids and nickel acetylacetonates.
The preferred metal catalysts for the process of this
invention is dibutyltindilaurate. Such amine and metal
catalysts are preferably employed in the mixtures in an
amount from 0.1 to 2 weight percent based on the total
weight of the organic polyol starting material.
Other additional ingredients can be ~mployed in
- minor amounts in producing the high resilience polyurethane
foams in accordance with the process of this in~ention,
if desired, for specific purposes. Thus, flame retardants
(e.g. trichloroethylphosphite) can be used to reduce any
tendency of the polyurethane foam to flammabillty. Of
coarse any suitable organic solvent for the catalysts can
be used which does not substantially adversely affect the
operation of the process or reactants. Examples of such
solvents for the catalysts include polyols (e.g., 2-methyl-
2,4-pentanediol), dipropylene glycol and the like.
In accordance with this invention, the high
resilience polyurethane foams can be produced by any suit-
able technique. The preferred process is a one-step or
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one shot ~echnlque wherein all o~ ~he reactants are
reacted simultaneously with the foaming operation. A
second general process is called the prepolymer process
whereby a prepolymer is formed by reacting the polyether
starting material with a small excess of the isocyanate
and later foaming ~he prepolymer by the reaction with
water or an inert blowing agent. Another method which
can be used is the quasi-prepolymer techni~ue which
involves reacting a large excess of the isocyanate with
the polyether product with additional polyether in the
presence of a blowing agent. Sometimes it is preferred
to premix the polyether starting material and siloxane
copolymer mixture although any sui~able premixture of the
various ingredients can be used. Because of the high
exothermic nature of the reaction high resilience poly-
urethane foams are rapidly produced without the need of
any external heat by mixing the reactants at ambient
temperatures and pouring the foaming reac~ion mixture
into a suitable mold and allowing the foam to cure itself.
~f course, if desired the overall reaction can be even
further accelerated by preheating the mold and/or employing
conventional high temperature post curing procedures.
Within a shorter period of time the cold cure process,
with or without post cure, simultaneously achieves a
greater degree of cure throughout the entire foam, and
shorter tack ~ree and demolding time than is generally
achieved with conventional hot cure processes. For
instance, high resilience polyurethane ~oams produced by
the cold cure process can be removed from the mold far
sooner without substan~ial damage to the surface than
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conventional hot cure polyurethane foams. Oi'. course it is
to be understood that the cold cure polyurethane foams of
this invention can also be prepared in slabstock form, if
desired.
The high resilience polyurethane foams produced
in accordance with this invention can be used wherever
cushioning is desired, e.g., in furniture; in transport-
ation systems, automobiles, planes, etc.; in the packaging
of delicate objects; and the like.
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The following examples are merely illustrative
of the pxesent invention and are not intended as a
lîmitation upon t~e scope thereof.
Abbreviations
In the examples, the following abbreviations
are used: .
.. .. ~
in. inch
C degree centrigade
cc cubic centimeter
Me methyl
Bu butyl
lbs. pounds
min. minute
F degree Fahrenheit
rpm revolutions per minute
PHPP parts per hundred parts
polyol on a weight basis
cstk centistroke
-ft. feet
percent weight percent
VAZO Azobisisobutyronitrile
HM~ Xigh Molecular ~eight
LMW Low Molecular ~eight
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Starting Materials
In the following examples, the starting
materials described belo~ were used:
a. Polyols
Polyol I. A polyether polyol produced by
polymerizing propylene oxide and then ethylene oxide
using glycerol as a starter. This polyether polyol has
an approx~mate molecular weight of 8000 and a hydroxyl
number o approxi~ately 28. It contains a~out 93.0
percent by weight propylene oxide, 7.0 percent by weight
ethylene oxide and about 63 percent primary hydroxyl
groups.
Polyol II. A polyether polyol produced by
polymerizing propylene oxide and then ethylene oxide
using glycerol as a starter. This polyether polyol has
an approximate molecular weight of 45C0 and a hydroxyl
number of approximately 34. It contains about 85.5
percent by weight propylene oxide, 14.5 percent by weight
ethylene oxide and about 73 percent primary hydroxyl groups.
P~lvme~ol~ol I A polymer/polyoi prepared
by polymerizing styrene/acrylonitrile in Polyol II using
~AZO as a catalyst. This polymer/polyol has a hydroxyl
number of approximately 28. The polymer contains a one
to one weight ratio of styrene to acrylonitrile and
comprises 21 percent by weight of the total weight of
the polymer/polyol.
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- b, Isocyanates
Isocyana'te I, This is a mixture of about 80
weight percent 2,4-toly~ene diisocyanate and about 20
weight percent 2,6-toLylene diisocyanate.
Isocyanate II. This is a composition consisting
of about 80 weight percent Isocyonate I and about 20
weig~t percent o a polymethylere polyphenylene isocyanate
polymer containing about 2.5 to 2.9 moles of NC0 per
mole of polymer and having an isocyanate content of
about 31,4 percent by weight,
c. Polyurethane foam Cata~ysts
Catalyst I. This is a composition consisting
of about 70 percent by waight bis-(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl)-
ether and about 30 percent by weight dipropylene glycol
solvent.
Catalyst II, This is a composition consisting
of about 33.3 percent by weight 3-dimethylamino-N,N-
dimethyl-propionamide and 66,6 percent by weight ethoxylated
phenol solvent.
Catal~st III, This is a composition consisting
of about 33 percent by weight triethylenediamine and
about 67 percent by weight dipropylene glycol solvent.
&atalyst IV. Dibutyltindilaurate.
Catal~t V. Diethanolamine,
d, Siloxane CoPolYmer M~Xtures
Siloxane Copolymer Mixtures A throu~h F of this
this invention and Siloxane Copolymer Mixture II outside
the scope Gf this invention are described in Examples I
through XVI below.
e. 'B'l'o'win'g'A~e.nt I, Trichlorofluoromethane,
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- ~ ln accordance with ~xamples L through VL, the
following surfactant solutions were employed as essen-
tial components in the preparation of siloxane copolymer
mixtures of this invention. These surfactant solutions
have the following composition:
Surfactant Solution GG
This is a composition consisting of about 10
to 40 percent by weight cyanoalkylsiloxane having the
formula,
Me3sio(Me2sio)3.o(~e~sio)l.5s 3
CH2CH2 CH2CN
and about 60 to 90 percent by weight polyoxypropylene
triol having a molecular weight of about 3000 and a
hydroxyl number of about 56.
Surfactant Solution HH
_
This is a composition consisting of about 40
to 60 percent by weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer
having the formula,
Me3SiO(Me2SiO)70(MeSiO)4 sSi~e3
3H6 (c3H6)20 (0C2H4) 200Me
and about 40 to 60 percent by weight butanol started
polyether consisting of about 50 percent by weight poly-
oxypropylene and about 50 percent by weight polyoxy-
ethylene.
Surfactant Solution JJ
ThLs is a composition consisting of about lO
to 30 percent by weight siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer
having the formula,
Me3sio(Me2slo)2 s(MeSi)l OSiMe3
CH2CH2CH2 (C2H4)3CH3
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and abou~ 70 to 90 percen~ by weight polyoxypropylene
triol having a molecular weight of about 3000 and a
hydroxyl number of about 56.
Surfactant KK
This is a siloxane-oxyalkylene copo~ymer
having the formula,
Butoc2H4)2o(oc3H6)l7oo.s[(Me2sio)lg.g(Meslol.s)l~3][o.5o(c3H6o)l7(c2H4o)2o3u]2~3
.: .
.
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XAMPEE I
PREPARATION OF NOVEL SILOXANE COPOLYMER MLXTUKE
A siloxane copolymer mixture was prepared by
mixing 0.75 parts by weight of Surfactant Solution HH
containing a high molecular weight non-hydrolyzable
siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer and 20 parts by weight
of Surfactant Solution JJ containing a low molecular
weight non-hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer.
The resulting siloxane copolymer mixture contained a
copolymer cont nt of 13.04 percent by weight of the high
molecular weight non-hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyalkylene
copolymer of Surfactant Solutin HH and 86.96 percent by
weight of the low molecular weight non-hydrolyzable
siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer of Surfactant Solution
JJ. The mixture is hereinafter referred to as Siloxane
Copolymer Mixture A. The composition and properties of
the siloxane copolymer mixtures of the Examples are
tabulated in Table A below.
EXAMPLE II
PREPARATION OF NOVEL SILOXANE COPOLYMER MIXTURE
. .
A siloxane copolymer mixture was prepared by
mixing 2.0 parts by weight of Surfactant Solution HH
containing a high molecu}ar weight non-hydrolyzable ~`
siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer and 16.0 parts by we'ight
of Surfactant Solution GG containing a low molecular
weight non-hydrolyzable cyanoalkylsiloxane. The resulting
siloxane copolymer mixture contained a copolymer content
of 23.08 percent by weight of the high molecular weight
non-hydrolyzable silo~ane oxyalkylene copolymer of
Surfactant Solution HH and 76.92 percent by weight of the
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low molec~lar wei.ght norl-hydroly~able cyanoalk.ylsi:loxarLe
of Suractant Solution GG. This mixture is hereinafter
referred to as Siloxane Copolymer Mixture B.
EXAMPLE III
PREPARATION OF NOVEL SILOXANE COPOLYMER-MIXTURE
A siloxane copolymer mixture was prepared by
mixing 0.25 parts by weight of Surfactant XK
containing a high molecular weight hydrolyzable siloxane
-o~yalkylene copolymer and 4.0 parts by weight of Sur-
actant Solution GG containing a low molecular weight
non-hydrolyzable cyanoalkylsiloxane. The resulting
~iloxane copolymer mixture contained a copolymer content
of 5.83 percent by weight of the high molecular weight .
hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer of Surfact- ~-
ant KK and 94.17 percent hv ~ei~h~ of ~he low
molecular weight non-hydrolyzable cyanoalkylsiloxane of
Surfactant Solu~ion GG. This mixture is hereinafter
referred to as Siloxane Copolymer Mixture C.
EXAMPLE IV
PREPARATION OF NOVEL SILOXANE COPOLYMER MIXTURE
A siloxane copolymer mixture was prepared by
mixing 1.25 parts by weight of Surfactant KK
containing a high molecular weight hydrolyzable siloxane
-oxyalkylene copolymer and 12.0 parts by weight of Sur-
factant Solution GG containing a low molecular weight
non-hydrolyzable cyanoalkylsiloxane. The resulting
siloxane copolymer mixture contained a copolymer content
of 2Q.O percent by weigh~ of the high molecular weight
hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyaIkylene copolymer of
Surfactart KK and 80.0 per; ~t by weight of the low

molecular weigh~ non-hydrol;yzable cyanoal.kylsil~xane o:~
Surfactant Solu~ion GG. This mixture is hereinafter
referred to as Siloxane Copolymer Mixture D.
EXAMPLE V
PREPARATION OF NOVEL SILOXANE COPOLYMER MIXTURE
A siloxane copolymer mixture was prepared by
mixing 1.50 parts by weight of Surfactant KK
containing a high molecular weight hydrolyzable siloxane
-oxyalkylene copolymer and 23.0 parts by weight of Sur-
factant Solution JJ containing a low molecular weight
non-hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer. The
resulting siloxane copolymer mixture contained a copolymer
content of 30.0 percent by weight of the high molecular
weigh~ hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer of
Surfactant KK and 70.0 percent~by weight of the
low molecular weight non-hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyalkylene
copolymer of Surfactant Solution JJ. This mixture is
hereinafter referred to as Siloxane Copolymer Mixture E.
EXAMPLE VI
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PREPARATION OF NOVEL SILOXANE COPOLYMER MIXTURE
A siloxane copolymer mixture was prepared by
mixing 4.0 parts by weight of Surfactant Solution HH
containing a high molecular weight non-hydrolyzable
siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer and 18.0 parts by weight
of Surfactant SoIution JJ containing a low molecular
weight non-hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer.
The resulting siloxane copolymer mixture contained a
copolymer content of 10.0 percent by weight of the high
molecular weight non-hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyalkylene
copolymer of Surfactant Solution HH and 90.0 percent by
weight of the low molecular weight non-hydrolyzable
siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer of Surfactant Solution JJ.
This mixture is hereinafter referred to as Siloxane
Copolymer Mixture F.
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EXAMPLES VII through XV
In accordance with these examples, high resil-
ience polyurethane foams were produced using the above
described siloxane co.polymer mixtures o~ the present
invention as the foam stabilizing surfactant component
of the foam~producing reaction mixtures. For the purpose
of comparison, two commercially available fo~m stabi-
lizing surfactants outside the scope of this invention
were used individually and are designated herein as
Surfactant Solution GG and Surfactant Solution HH.
A siloxane copolymer mixture outside the scope
of this invention was also used for the purpose of
comparison. The siloxane copolymer mixture was prepared
by mixing 0.5 parts by weight of Surfactant Solution HH
containing a high molecular weight non-hydrolyzable
siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer ~nd 2.0 parts by weight
of Surfactant Solution JJ containing a low molecular
weight non-hydrolyzable siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer.
The resulting siloxane copolymer mixture contained a
copolymer content of 50 percent by weight of the high
molecular weight non-hydrolyzahle siloxane-oxyalkylene
copolymer of Surfactant Solution HH and 50.0 percent by
weight of the low molecular weight non-hydrolyzable
siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer of Surfactant Solution
JJ. This mixture is hereinater referred to as Siloxane
Copolymer Mixture II.
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The composition of the foam-producing reaction
mixtures are given below in Table B.
TABLE B
FOAM FORMULATIONS
Foam Foam Foam
Formulation A Formulation B Formulation C
Ingredien~s (PHPP) (PHPP) (PHPP~
Polymer/Polyol I 100 0 Varied
Polyol I 0 100 0
Catalyst I 0.10 0.15 0.20
Catalyst II 0.40 0.30 0.40
Catalyst III 0O35 0030 0.40
Catalyst IV 0.015 0.015 0.02
Catalyst V 0 0 1.25
H20 3.6 3.4 3.8
Siloxane Copolymer Varied Varied Varied
Mixture
Blowing Agent I 0 0 3.0
Isocyanate I Varied Varied 0
Isocyanate Il 0~ 0 Varied
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The foam-producing reactions of Examples VII through
XV were carried out in accordance with subs~antially the
same general procedure which entailed the ollowing steps.
A siloxane copolymer mixture and a catalyst consisting o
dibutyltindilaurate were premixed and dispersed with a
spatula. This siloxane copolymer mixture/dibutyltin-
dilaurate catalyst premix was then added by a 5 cc syringe
into a Lily cup con~aining 250 grams of a polyol or
polymer/polyol from Table ~.and dispersed with a spatula
until homogeneous, forming a polyol/siloxane copolymer
mixture/catalyst blend in the Lily cup. A premix con-
sisting of water, blowing agent and the remaining
catalysts of Table B was added to the polyol/siloxane
copolymer mixture/catalyst blend and dispersed with a
spatula in the Lily cup until homogeneous. The Lily
cup containing the foaming components was placed under
a drill press equipped with a double three-bladed marine
-type propeller about two inches in diamter. The mixing
by the drill press was accomplished at 2150 revolutions
per minute for ten seconds. Due to the high viscosity
o the polyol or polymer/polyol, the Lily cup was moved
around to insure proper mixing. Then an isocyanate from
Table B was added rapidly to the other comronents without
stopping the drill press and mixing continued for another
seven seconds. The reaction mixture was immediately
poured into an 8 in.~ x 8 in. x 6 in. cake box supported
by a wooden mold and allowed to rise. The oam was
allowed to rest in the cake box for two minutes after
completion of the rise to avoid densification at the
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about 10 minutes at 12~C ar~d samples of the foam products
were prepared for experimental evaluations.
The siloxane copolymer mixtures of this invention
were employed as a solution in the formulation of poly-
urethane foam. The comparative surfactant solutions and
comparative siloxane copolymer mixture outside the scope
of this invention were also employed as a solution in the
formulatio~ of polyurethane foam. Each solution consisted
of a specified weight percent siloxane copolymer mixture
and a specified weight percent polyether carrier as d~
described herein. In the formulation of high resilience
polyurethane foam utilizing the siloxane copolymer mixtures
of this invention, the relative amount of siloxane copolymer
mixture (exclusive of solvents or other additives) varied in
amounts ranging from about 0.02 to about 5 parts by weight
per hundred parts by weight of the organic polyol starting
material.
The results of examples in which the siloxane
copolymer mixtures of this invention are utilized as the
foam stabilizing surfactant component of the foam-producing
reaction mixture are given in Table C below. Also, the
results of examples in which Surfactant Solution GG, Sur-
factant Solution HH and Siloxane Copolymer Mixture II, all
outside the scope of this invention, are utilized as the
foam-stabilizing surfactant component of the foam-producing
reaction mixture are given Ln Table C below.

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formulations and superior to the comparative surfactants.
EXAMPLE XVI
Siloxane Copolymer Mixture B was evaluated on
an industrial scale machine as a foam stabilizing sur-
factant component in the formulation of high resilience
molded polyurethane foam. The processing conditions of
the industrial scale machine are described in Table D below.
TABLE D
HIGH RESILIENCE MOLDED POLYURETHANE FOAM
~~ PROCESSING CONDITIONS
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MACHINE CONDITIONS
Type Machine Admiral
Mixing Head Low Pressure-High Shear
Throughput> lbs./min. 127
Steam Tempera~ure, F 75
Number of Streams 4
MOLDING CONDITIONS
Mold Design 15 feet x 4 feet x 15 inches
Mold Construction Aluminum
Size Venting 1/16 inch Diameter
Mold Temperature, F 120-145
Demold Time, Minutes 12 minutes
Release Agent Brulints 804-07SH
Post-Cure 30 minutes ~` 250F
The results of utilizing Siloxane Copolymer Mixture B as
a foam stabilizing surfactant component for the formulation
of high resilience molded polyurethane foam employing an
industrial scale machine are described in Table E below.
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The data of Table E demonstrates that Siloxane Copolymer
Mixture B of this invention is also an effective stabilizer
for high resilience molded polyurethane foam ~ormulated in
an industrial scale machine.
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